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The Indian Affairs minister gave us his word this month that we would get the answers to some tough questions about the costs involved in the governance act consultation process. That promise was made on a Friday, June 8. We received the answers late on June 13. Some of the numbers we asked for were disclosed; some weren't. But at least we spoke to the minister. All we can tell you about the national chief is that the mail box on his cell phone is full. Not a word all month long.

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Native observers are saying the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in the Mitchell case is a sign Canada has no intention of honoring its Section 35 recognition of Aboriginal rights.

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Native observers are saying the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in the Mitchell case is a sign Canada has no intention of honoring its Section 35 recognition of Aboriginal rights.

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Several consultants employed to advise First Nations chiefs on political matters have taken a look at one of the many documents that have been leaked from the Department of Indian Affairs in recent months-and raised an alarm.

Canada's Approach for Dealing with Section 35 Rights: Ministerial Recommendations to Cabinet-November 24, 2000 is unanimously viewed by these government watchers as an indication the department is scheming to erase or minimize Aboriginal rights protected by Section 35 of the Constitution.

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A new federal body is being created to help speed up resolution of residential school claims.

The creation of the new Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada was announced by Prime Minister Jean Chretien on June 7. The office will report to Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray. Jack Stagg will be deputy head, as well as chief federal negotiator, working with church leaders to reach an agreement on shared responsibility for abuses that occurred within the residential schools, and compensation for those abuses.

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A new federal body is being created to help speed up resolution of residential school claims.

The creation of the new Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada was announced by Prime Minister Jean Chretien on June 7. The office will report to Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray. Jack Stagg will be deputy head, as well as chief federal negotiator, working with church leaders to reach an agreement on shared responsibility for abuses that occurred within the residential schools, and compensation for those abuses.

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When I went to New Zealand with my family, I had the opportunity to spend a week in a Maori settlement. This settlement was at the north end of the North Island. It is called Pawarenga.

While in Pawarenga, I met a Maori man they called Chiefie. Chiefie became our guide to the community and took us all around the hills which circle the community. Over the hills to the west, you can see the ocean. The children and I rode horses up into the hills to see the waterfalls. This is the source of their fresh water in the community.

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When I went to New Zealand with my family, I had the opportunity to spend a week in a Maori settlement. This settlement was at the north end of the North Island. It is called Pawarenga.

While in Pawarenga, I met a Maori man they called Chiefie. Chiefie became our guide to the community and took us all around the hills which circle the community. Over the hills to the west, you can see the ocean. The children and I rode horses up into the hills to see the waterfalls. This is the source of their fresh water in the community.

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When I went to New Zealand with my family, I had the opportunity to spend a week in a Maori settlement. This settlement was at the north end of the North Island. It is called Pawarenga.

While in Pawarenga, I met a Maori man they called Chiefie. Chiefie became our guide to the community and took us all around the hills which circle the community. Over the hills to the west, you can see the ocean. The children and I rode horses up into the hills to see the waterfalls. This is the source of their fresh water in the community.

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The number of Aboriginal teachers working in Saskatoon's public schools is increasing gradually, but attracting and retaining Native educators can be a slow and difficult process, said administrators at the Saskatoon Board of Education.

"We've hired some marvelous people and we're very pleased with the quality of people we have hired, but recruitment is very competitive," said deputy director of education, Jim Jutras.